73SSIFF - 19/27 September 2025
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The Sleeper. El Caravaggio Perdido / The Sleeper. The Lost Caravaggio

Álvaro Longoria
Spain - Italy      76 m.
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For years the Pérez de Castro family lived with a lost Caravaggio in their living room, not realising that it was worth more than 300 million euros. Appearing in an auction for a mere 1,500 euros, it unleashes a frantic race to get their hands on the work amongst experts, collectors and dealers. This documentary thriller reveals the market secrets of ancient art and shows how a casual discovery can turn a whole sector on its head.

Director
Álvaro Longoria (Spain)
Screenplay
Ana Barcos, Marisa Lafuente
Production
Morena Films S.L. (Spain)
Álvaro Longoria
Co-Production
Mediacrest (Spain)
Gerardo Olivares
Estrategia Audiovisual (Spain)
Ricardo Fernandez-Deu
Fandango SPA (Italy)
Domenico Procacci
Sales
Fandango (Italy)
Distribution
Elastica Films (Spain)
Photography
Hernán Pérez, Fiorela Gianuzzi
Editing
Alex Márquez, Martina Seminara, Vanessa Marimbert
Music
Roberto Lobbe Procaccini
Sound
José Luis Alcaine Bartolomé, Miguel Caprara, Armando Ciudad Pons, Dámaso Hernández, Aritz Sanjurjo
Featuring
Jorge Coll, María Cristina Terzaghi, Andrea Lullo, Jaime Mato, Filippo Benappi, Mercedes Méndez Atard, Lola Pérez de Castro, Mercedes Pérez de Castro, Ana Marcos, Paul Smeets
Format
DCP FOLLOWING DCI
Run time
76 m.
Original language of the film
English , Italian , Spanish
Country
Spain - Italy
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